{"id":"CVE-2026-98308","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: hda: trace PCM open only after assigning a stream\n\nStream assignment can fail when hardware streams are exhausted.\nMove the tracepoint after the NULL check becaus…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: hda: trace PCM open only after assigning a stream\n\nStream assignment can fail when hardware streams are exhausted.\nMove the tracepoint after the NULL check becaus…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 184865085b88789fc8a355cc16ceff25f82f63ba < 5a4c974dee03cc46eac43c82f33e34ec94f0b348","Linux >= 184865085b88789fc8a355cc16ceff25f82f63ba < fba079ea22822248c82c3a999c88676d05b17bda","Linux >= 184865085b88789fc8a355cc16ceff25f82f63ba < 3c6ca6d9342f4a0be7c1413180e11023d13b5cde","Linux >= 184865085b88789fc8a355cc16ceff25f82f63ba < 0a52ba6d3b268bb82f0ec4cb861bc68d252369c0","Linux >= 184865085b88789fc8a355cc16ceff25f82f63ba < 5c89e7965220e85d06ae4c58adb7d7bb6da2440c","Linux >= 184865085b88789fc8a355cc16ceff25f82f63ba < 8477643cb91c9e09ac1b11890eef421ae63e53f7","Linux >= 184865085b88789fc8a355cc16ceff25f82f63ba < 3db8afba2d210b7d80cd5cc6b76d7f46daa9b47a","Linux >= 184865085b88789fc8a355cc16ceff25f82f63ba < c9e6e5f38bf75276605f1952b22285f5f3abcaff","Linux 4.2"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T09:18:22.093","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98308","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a52ba6d3b268bb82f0ec4cb861bc68d252369c0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c6ca6d9342f4a0be7c1413180e11023d13b5cde","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3db8afba2d210b7d80cd5cc6b76d7f46daa9b47a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a4c974dee03cc46eac43c82f33e34ec94f0b348","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c89e7965220e85d06ae4c58adb7d7bb6da2440c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8477643cb91c9e09ac1b11890eef421ae63e53f7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9e6e5f38bf75276605f1952b22285f5f3abcaff","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba079ea22822248c82c3a999c88676d05b17bda","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98308.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98308"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546423"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98308"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98308"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98308.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T08:50:17.411Z","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-476"],"epss":0.00177,"epssPercentile":0.07148,"slug":"CVE-2026-98308","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: hda: trace PCM open only after assigning a stream\n\nStream assignment can fail when hardware streams are exhausted.\nMove the tracepoint after the NULL check because its payload accesses\nthe assigned stream tag.\n\nDetected by static analysis and reviewed with AI-assisted source auditing.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-18 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98308.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":219031,"id":"CVE-2026-98308","ts":1791707038222,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":219030,"id":"CVE-2026-98308","ts":1791707038222,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}